The Digital Technology for Democracy Lab is a collaboration across the University of Virginia that explores how rapidly evolving digital technologies can challenge, but might also fortify, democratic institutions and practices.
Pioneering transdisciplinary research to explore democracy in the digital age
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Digital Democracy from Below
Friday, February 20, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Bond House (600 Brandon Avenue) and Online
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Data in the Dark
Automation’s Ecologies
Visual Misinformation
AI & the Environment
Student Technology Council
Technology & Disinformation
Social Contagions
Gender & Tech
Co-Opting AI
Urban Digital Twins
Technology & Democracy Exchange
Data Center Policies
Descendant-Led Digital Humanities Lab & Network
Cryptocurrency & Democracy
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Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice & Creativity Collection of Essays
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Q&A: How is AI shaping children’s experience?
As kids grow up in increasingly digital worlds, DTD Lab faculty co-lead Mona Sloane says it’s important to curate a healthy digital infrastructure. She sat down with UVA Today to preview this month's Co-Opting AI conversation with a focus on kids.
Data center details shrouded as 4 Michigan communities sign non-disclosure pacts
Lauren Bridges, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, was interviewed by The Detroit News for an article about nondisclosure pacts signed by four Michigan communities related to data center developments.
The Converted Golf Club That Helps Data Centers Get on a Greener Course
Lauren Bridges, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about the environmental concerns sparked by the proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia.
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